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Hollywood Gold Awards is an international film festival with live screenings.

Our mission is to promote films, and be another step up in the filmmakers' careers.
Each month, our Jury will award the best films.

In the last few years we had important movie stars among the films in competition, as Ben Affleck, Jeremy Irons, Anita Ekberg, Eric Roberts, Bill Nighy, Kevin McNally and many more actors and directors from all around the world.

Awards & Prizes

MONTHLY COMPETITION (35 categories):

Best Picture (feature film or short film, any genre)

Best Feature Film
Best Indie Feature Film
 (low budget)
Best Feature Documentary
Best Short Film
Best Indie Short Film
 (low budget)
Best Short Documentary
Best Super Short Film
Best Web/Tv Series
Best Music Video
Best AI Film
Best Experimental
Best Animation
Best Student Film
Best Inspirational Film
Best Drama
Best Comedy
Best Horror
Best Thriller
Best Action
Best Sci-Fi
Best Fantasy
Best LGBTQ
Best Producer
Best Director Feature Film
Best Director Short Film
Best First Time Director
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Sound Design
Best Feature Script
Best Short Script

Gold Awards
Silver Awards
Honorable Mentions

All winners receive a free certificate (pdf/jpg file).

Rules & Terms

We accept:
- Short and feature films, in the form of narrative (fiction), documentary (non fiction), experimental or animated film.
- Music Videos
- Web/TV Series (also pilot)
- Feature Scripts, Short Scripts

By submitting your film, take note that:
- You agree to use parts of your film (including trailer/teaser/film poster/stills) for promotional purpose.
- Entry fees are non-refundable.
- Only a selection of winning films will be screened.
- Multiple entries are allowed for each filmmaker and each entry may be entered in multiple categories.
- By submitting for the festival, you agree to receive promotional emails from the festival itself or from its partners.
- You agree to receive promotional email from us and our festival partners
- The films must include English subtitles (unless the spoken language is English or Italian)
- The scripts must be in English or Italian

We do not accept:
1. Amateur videos
2. Extremist or propaganda content from religious or political organizations
3. Films involving politics / films promoting political agenda
4. Films with a poor production standard (bad sound, lack of subtitles/captions for non-English films, video resolution less than 720p HD
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  • Gianluca Doremi

    A wonderful festival experience. The team was professional, responsive, and supportive. I am truly grateful that "Tra la Terra ed il Mare" was recognized with the Best Feature Documentary award. Thank you for celebrating independent documentary cinema.

    June 2026
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  • Mario Barsony

    Hollywood Gold Awards has been a great festival experience from start to finish. The communication was prompt and professional, and the recognition our film received made the experience even more rewarding. We truly appreciate the support shown to independent filmmakers and look forward to following future editions of the festival.

    June 2026
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  • Corriere della Riviera Videos

    Ottima manifestazione che ha recepito in pieno i valori del film presentato

    June 2026
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  • Jorge Troncone Osorio

    I am deeply honored and excited with this Award for my Love at Rescue script at this wonderful film festival. I will be participating with my work in the very near future.

    June 2026
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  • Joaquim Haickel

    É sempre muito b om participar de festivais como esse!...

    May 2026
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